33 more people have died from the coronavirus in the Republic of Ireland.
The National Public Health Emergency Team says it brings the total death toll here to 320.
30 deaths were in the east, with 3 deaths from the virus in the west.
There have been 553 new confirmed cases of Covid 19 in the country, with an extra 286 cases of the virus reported by a laboratory in Germany.
When the the latest German figures are included, there are now a total of 8,928 people with the coronvirus in Ireland.
As of midnight on Thursday there were 63 cases in Waterford, that's an increase of three since Wednesday.
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The @hpscireland has today been informed that 33 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died.
-30 deaths located in the east, 3 in the west of the country
-the people included 14 females and 19 males
-the median age of today’s reported deaths is 82— MerrionStreet.ie (@merrionstreet) April 11, 2020
Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, said; "Today's figure of 553 represents the largest number of new cases reported in a single day since the start of the outbreak.
"This should remind everyone of the importance of hand hygiene, respiratory etiquette and physical distancing. These are the actions to suppress this infection. We need to continue with them."
